Repetidamente

Repetidamente is a cross‑lingual adverb used in both Spanish and Portuguese to indicate that an action occurs more than once, or many times, in succession. It translates to “repeatedly” in English and is commonly employed to emphasize recurrence, persistence, or insistence.

In term formation, repetidamente is built from the base idea of repetition and the adverbial suffix -mente. In both languages it functions as an adverb of manner, modifying a verb to show that the action is done many times rather than just once. Its usage is standard in formal and informal registers, as well as in written and spoken language.

Usage and examples:

- Spanish: “Insistió repetidamente en su petición.” The sentence signals that the insistence occurred many times.

- Portuguese: “Ele pediu repetidamente desculpas.” Here the phrase conveys repeated apologizing.

Position in a sentence is typical for adverbs of manner: it often appears after the conjugated verb or at the end of the clause, though it can be placed for emphasis. It is interchangeable with phrases like “una y otra vez” in Spanish or “várias vezes” in Portuguese, depending on style and precision.

Etymology-wise, repetidamente derives from the notion of repetition, via the participle repetido (past participle of repetir) or its equivalent forms in each language, plus the -mente suffix that forms adverbs.

Repetidamente is a neutral, widely understood term for expressing repeated action and is common in journalism, academic writing, and everyday speech. See also repetición (Spanish) or repetição (Portuguese) for related concepts.